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Position:Home>Genealogy> Am trying to find a Russian looking abacus for a production of Uncle Vanya. AnyQuestion: Am trying to find a Russian looking abacus for a production of Uncle Vanya. Any suggestions?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Sure! Browse these and find one you like and can afford. http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll... THEN NEXT you paint out any culturally identifiable marks (like Chinese characters). and THEN you FAKE-ADD something Russian looking, like these copper handles: You can just get a drawer copper pull handle at any hardware store): http://www.francisjpurcell.com/images/m0... OR - try to copy an original (but that's harder.) Example: http://content.answers.com/main/content/... *** IMPORTANT set decorator note: In Russian, traditionally, the abaci buttons are DIKFFERENT colors (brown, amber, etc) so at the very least just get an abacus and paint some of the beads in those COLORS! |